Apple is poised to introduce iMessage – essentially “free text messaging” – in iOS 5. Is it the end of the text message as we know it? Perhaps, but not quite yet.
The thought of an app on your phone that lets you communicate with others for free, sans antiquated text message, is thrilling. While it may not be time to ditch your …
If you live with other people, you know the problem: On Wednesday you notice that you’re out of milk, but you’ve forgotten about that by the time your spouse goes shopping on Friday. Or you write a note on that pad on the fridge, but your handwriting is illegible. Or what if the two of you go shopping at different stores and both buy …
Qwikster’s dead before Netflix could even give it a chance to live.
In response to customer complaints, Netflix announced that it will not spin off mail-order DVD rentals into a separate company called Qwikster, as announced in September. Netflix’s website will continue to handle streaming videos and DVD rentals.
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Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.
From the outside looking in, this article’s title may sound crazy. As crazy as it sounds, I believe it’s true. I’ll go into greater depth about …
The sad news of Steve Jobs’ death quickly passed around the internet after it broke on Wednesday, with millions taking to social media to share the story as well as their memories of the man and his legacy. Perhaps unsurprisingly, what resulted was the largest online reaction to any event in recent history, according to new figures just …
Responding to a Twitter campaign led by LGBT activist website AllOut.org, Google this week pulled a controversial app called “Is My Son Gay?” from its Android Market.
The app was released last month to immediate controversy, with many upset by the idea of an app that, following a 20-question quiz, would tell parents whether their sons …
Twenty-seven years ago, I foolishly passed up the opportunity to go to a Steve Jobs keynote. I haven’t been kicking myself ever since, but I do feel bad every time I stop to think about it—such as right this moment.
I was a member of the Boston Computer Society, an amazing institution which Jonathan Rotenberg had founded in 1977, …
If your dream for the next year is to spend as much of it as possible watching political campaign ads and the parodies thereof, then YouTube has just made your life a lot easier (Also, you might want to think up a more fulfilling dream). The site launched YouTube Politics yesterday, a new channel dedicated to “the latest campaign ads, …
Good news for world travelers and the commitment phobic: Apple will sell the iPhone 4S unlocked in November. The bad news is that the unlocked iPhone won’t work on CDMA networks, which means Verizon and Sprint users are out of luck.
The unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S costs $649 for a 16 GB model, $749 for 32 GB and $849 for 64 GB. …
With three carriers now selling the iPhone, your options have gotten a bit more complex as far as monthly service plans go. We’ll take a look at which carrier’s plans are best for cheapskates, big talkers, big texters, and those who want it all—voice, data and text messaging.
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You’ll have to wait a little longer for Samsung’s Nexus Prime. Samsung just wiped its upcoming Samsung Unveiled 2011 mega-event off the map, canceling (with Google) the widely anticipated October 11 San Diego launch of the Nexus Prime, Samsung’s Android-based smartphone running the new Gingerbread/Honeycomb hybrid, Ice Cream …
Before Steve Jobs passed away, he lived to see the fifth incarnation of the iPhone unveiled. While Jobs may never see the legacy of the iPhone 4S and future versions play out, the iPhone 4S is now available for pre-order.
The device won’t actually ship out or go on sale in retail stores until a week from now on October 14. As we’ve
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